Peanut Butter-Banana Cream Pie

Name: Peanut Butter-Banana Cream Pie
Prep time: 5 h 45 min
Cook time: 5 h 45 min
Total time: 5 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 mediums bananas; 59 milliliters butter, melted; 3 Tbsps butter; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 2 Tbsps creamy peanut butter; 118 milliliters lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts; 4 larges egg yolks; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 473 milliliters half-and-half; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 8 servings Garnishes: halved peanut butter sandwich cookies, chopped lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts; 22 peanut butter sandwich cookies; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided

Peanut Butter-Banana Cream Pie requires approximately 5 hours and 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 66g of fat, and a total of 806 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up creamy peanut butter, lightly dry-roasted peanuts, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Process cookies and peanuts in a food processor about 1 minute or until finely chopped. Stir together cookie mixture and melted butter. Press crumb mixture on bottom, up sides, and onto lip of a lightly greased 9-inch pie plate.

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Peanuts

Butter

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Food Processor

Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 30 minutes).

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Wire Rack

Whisk together granulated sugar and cornstarch in a large, heavy saucepan.

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Granulated Sugar

Corn Starch

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Whisk together half-and-half and egg yolks in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk half-and-half mixture into sugar mixture, and bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil, whisking constantly, 1 minute; remove from heat.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Stir butter, peanut butter, and 1 tsp. vanilla into sugar mixture.

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Peanut Butter

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Place heavy-duty plastic wrap directly on warm custard (to prevent a film from forming), and cool 30 minutes.

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Custard

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Cut bananas into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place in a single layer on bottom of crust, covering bottom completely. Spoon custard mixture over bananas; cover and chill 4 to 48 hours.

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Banana

Custard

Crust

Beat cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar and remaining 1 tsp. vanilla, beating until soft peaks form. Top pie with whipped cream mixture.

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Powdered Sugar